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I may have solved my Zim-Gar bass head logo quandry
I have a compulsion to make a proper looking logo head for just about every set that passes through my hands. I know...I can't help it. So the probl...
9 years agoblaemire?
Yes. Ludwig hardware was common and easily available and that seems to be what we see the most of on old Blaemire builds, but it could be anything.
9 years agoFds?
Oh -zhay. The G sound is like in the word loge.
9 years agoblaemire?
In short, Allan Blaemire built fiberglass shells in the 60s and 70s that were sold as parts for DIYers and often were built out by drum shops. Google...
9 years agoI Went Crazy Today
The Bellson. Great setup, same basic ergonomics as a 4 pc if you can get the bass drums close enough together.
9 years agoZimgar
The article, while talking about guitars and not drums, mentions Kawaii and Teisco. Thanks for all the clues, gents.
9 years agoZimgar
Ooh! Now we're getting somewhere. Yes, the bass has a rather large center ring that aligns with the tom mount block and reinforces the stress point....
9 years agoZimgar
Rogers style muffler. No maker's marks on the cymbal arm casting, totally blank inside.
9 years agoZimgar
...and so on. Those eyebolts are particularly distinctive. However, now looking through the Star cats listed on the Tama site I am doubting my earli...
9 years agoZimgar
More pics...
9 years agoZimgar
There are no FT legs mount castings, it's just flat sheet metal with four opposing 90 degree bends and a three holes, two at the edges for mounting an...
9 years agoWhich Wrap
Lots of grain filler and sanding to get lauan to look anything like that C&C set.
9 years agoOn 3 ply MIJ shells, what type of wood are the rings?
I have seen later MIJ shells with ply lauan rings, Tama Imperialstars come to mind, but the great majority of 60s 3 ply MIJ shells have solid bent rin...
9 years agoZimgar
I'm sorry I didn't get back to this sooner, but for daddynowhere, I looked at several 60s Star catalogs and found all these parts here and there in th...
9 years agoOn 3 ply MIJ shells, what type of wood are the rings?
It's surely a different species and I would assume from the same part of the world. Just wondering and realizing I've never seen anyone ask before.
9 years ago